Synopsis
A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely-seen younger brother returns to town.
You Can Count on Me (2000) is a 1h 51min drama feature film by Kenneth Lonergan. A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely-seen younger brother returns to town. Selected for Los Angeles Film Awards (2025).
Key facts
Cast
Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Matthew Broderick, Jon Tenney, Rory Culkin, J. Smith-Cameron, Josh Lucas, Gaby Hoffmann
Original language
English
First release
March 3, 2000 (Canada)
Production companies
Paramount Vantage
Awards
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films, Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award, The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award
Setting
New York
Crew
Screenplay
Kenneth Lonergan
Producer
Barbara De Fina, Jeffrey Sharp, John N. Hart, Larry Meistrich
Cinematography
Stephen Kazmierski
Editing
Anne McCabe
Music
Lesley Barber
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Los Angeles Film Awards 2025
- Academy Awards 2001 academy_award
- Independent Spirit Awards 2001 generic
- Sundance Film Festival 2000 generic
- Venice Film Festival 2000 generic
Titles
| Original title | You Can Count on Me | English |
| Québec French title | Tu peux compter sur moi |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Canada | March 3, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | November 17, 2000 |
| Theatrical | United States | November 17, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Greece | March 9, 2001 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | March 23, 2001 |
| Theatrical | Australia | July 5, 2001 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | December 14, 2001 |
| Streaming | Japan | May 24, 2002 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 15 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) |
Full credits
| Director | Kenneth Lonergan |
| Cast | Laura Linney (Sammy), Mark Ruffalo (Terry), Matthew Broderick (Brian), Jon Tenney (Bob), Rory Culkin (Rudy), J. Smith-Cameron (Mabel), Josh Lucas (Rudy Sr.), Gaby Hoffmann (Sheila), Adam LeFevre (Sheriff Darryl), Amy Ryan (Mrs. Prescott), Michael Countryman (Mr. Prescott), Kenneth Lonergan (Ron), Halley Feiffer (Amy), Whitney Vance (Young Sammy), Peter Kerwin (Young Terry), Betsy Aidem (Minister), Lisa Altomare (Waitress), Nina Garbiras (Nancy), Richard Hummer (Plumber), Kim Parker (Rudy Sr.'s Girlfriend), Allan Gill (Older Cop), Brian Ramage (Young Cop) |
| Screenplay | Kenneth Lonergan |
| Producer | Barbara De Fina, Jeffrey Sharp, John N. Hart, Larry Meistrich |
| Executive producer | Donald C. Carter, Martin Scorsese, Morton Swinsky, Steve Carlis |
| Cinematography | Stephen Kazmierski |
| Editing | Anne McCabe |
| Music | Lesley Barber |
| Production design | Michael Shaw |
| Costumes | Melissa Toth |
Additional data: TMDB.
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Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
